The delayed opening of WA’s border has given organisations caring for vulnerable people additional time to prepare for challenges associated with a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Labor has hit out at a federal government proposal to give aged care workers a $800 bonus, calling the boost a "sugar hit" which ignored other problems.
Western Australia has recorded 12 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 overnight, more than half of whom are linked to the Northbridge nightclub cluster.
Richard Goyder has become the latest executive to shun WA over the indefinite border backflip, confirming he will venture east for the foreseeable future.
WA has recorded nine new local cases of COVID-19, as the state government unveils the new protocols that will come into effect when cases inevitably surge.
Western Australia has recorded 10 new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, as growing clusters prompt the expansion of the mask mandate to the Wheatbelt and the Great Southern.
Police Commissioner Chris Dawson’s deputy Gary Dreibergs will succeed him as the state’s vaccine commander, as the vaccine rollout reaches school-aged children.
The planned February 5 reopening of the state's borders has been cancelled amid a surge in Omicron-driven hospitalisations on the east coast, but Mark McGowan has promised a more compassionate approach.
The ANF has pleaded with the government not to reopen the border on February 5 after detailing the conflicting advice received by healthcare workers linked to yesterday’s COVID case.
A pharmaceutical company specialising in the treatment of common colds and viral diseases will list on the ASX this month, having raised $7 million through an IPO.
Genesis Health + Fitness franchise network will introduce three new sites in Western Australia, converting high-profile fitness personality Adam Bailey’s pre-existing Bailey Fitness clubs.
WA’s health budget has tripled during the past 15 years, but there are concerns about patient outcomes amid workforce, bureaucracy and governance pressures.
A panel to review governance in the state's health system will include the premier's former deputy chief of staff and the former head of Victorian health who resigned weeks after a hotel quarantine inquiry.
HBF’s expansion spree has rolled on apace this year, with the not-for-profit health insurer moving to acquire WA-based allied health outfit Life Ready Health Group.
WA has recorded no new local COVID cases since the return of the mask mandate overnight, but the Premier has warned Omicron is likely lingering in the community.
Osborne Park-based medical goods supplier Pacific Health Care has become the exclusive distributor of SuprCuvr, a hospital-grade disinfectant created by ASX-listed outfit Skin Elements.
By the end of the month, WA will introduce the broadest COVID vaccination requirements in the nation, with the unvaccinated to be barred from pubs, gyms, gigs and entertainment venues.
